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Activists at COP29 spend weeks planning demos. But they can feel stifled by rules and restrictions
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — In the nosebleed seats of a nearly-empty Baku Olympic stadium coated with a layer of dust, activists used a giant banner to beam the words “Pay Up” to the world. The protest took weeks of thought and planning, with activists pitching the location as...
Frustration grows at fossil fuel influence and structure of UN climate talks. Some call for reform
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Good or bad, the United Nations climate negotiations process itself became the focus of the international talks that aim to curb warming from coal, oil and natural gas. Environmental advocates released reports Friday decrying fossil fuel industry influence...
At UN climate talks, some see wars complicating negotiators' task
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Nisreen Elsaim has been a climate activist for a dozen years, much of it focusing on the intersection of war and climate change. In April 2023, it became personal, when she awoke in her native Sudan to the explosions and gunfire of an erupting civil war. ...
Masses of residents flee homes in Haiti's capital as gangs ratchet up violence
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Masses of residents fled a running battle Thursday between gang members and police in one of the few neighborhoods of Haiti’s capital that hadn't already been fully taken over by gangs, as violence flared amid political turmoil. Families frantically...
Black, red or dead: How Omaha became a hub for black squirrel scholarship
Three taxidermied penguins preside over Room 426 in Allwine Hall, standing atop a row of metal cabinets in the back corner. The Antarctic birds are locked in an everlasting staring contest with a stuffed hornbill whose craned neck protrudes from a bookcase holding a row of primate...
French weapons system found in Sudan is likely violation of U.N. arms embargo, says Amnesty
CAIRO (AP) — Armored vehicles manufactured by the United Arab Emirates and equipped with French defense systems have been captured by the Sudanese army during the civil war in Sudan, Amnesty International says. The rights group said in a report on Thursday it had identified the...
In Cyprus, Ukrainians learn how to dispose of landmines that kill and maim hundreds
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — In a Cypriot National Guard camp, Ukrainians are being trained on how to identify, locate and dispose of landmines and other unexploded munitions that litter huge swaths of their country, killing and maiming hundreds of people, including children. Analysts...
Earth's projected warming hasn't improved for 3 years. UN climate talks are still pushing
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — For the third straight year, efforts to fight climate change haven't lowered projections for how hot the world is likely to get — even as countries gather for another round of talks to curb warming, according to an analysis Thursday. At the United Nations...
Middle East latest: 3 young siblings killed in Gaza as Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill 6
An Israeli strike on a home in northern Gaza killed three siblings aged 6 and under, among at least six people killed in airstrikes in the war-ravaged territory, Palestinian medics said. In Lebanon, an Israeli airstrike on an apartment building south of Beirut on Wednesday killed at least six...
At UN climate talks, nations big and small get chance to bear witness to climate change
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — More than two dozen world leaders delivered remarks at the United Nations' annual climate conference Wednesday, with many hard-hit nations detailing their nations' firsthand experience with the catastrophic weather that has come with climate change. Leader...
